Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 16:33:03 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Music Playback on 100CT
In a message dated 10/15/02 11:51:31 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I've had problems similar to this with some hard drives in the past after > they've been running for a while, and start to heat up. It sounded very > much like a not too scratchy LP with the clicks being fairly quiet, but > continuous and random. Does your system do this when playing MP3s right > after you first boot the system? Or does this happen only after the system > has been running for a while? The noise, which is just as you describe, seems to be more frequent after the Libretto is warm and has had some HDD activity. It's a little disappointing since the HDD is a fluid-drive IBM which is otherwise quiet and reliable. And the Libretto does everything else so well, it's frustrating that playback suffers. I'll try the separate volume control idea ASAP. >Besides wanting to record a decent signal with the Lib, this has been >something I've been dealing with since I got my MP3 player that is getting >me interested in finding a decent sound card. I've yet to get any feedback >from anyone on the list who actually has one, and has tested it out fairly >extensively. I really wonder how well those old 16 bit sound cards from the >late 90s manage to filter out all of the noise from the system's hardware, >what kind of signal to noise ratio they offer, and just how little noise is >introduced into recorded and feedback signals. I'd hoped to be able to record source-to-Libretto too, and have been looking for a decent sound card with line-in jack, but they're pretty expensive on ebay. Too bad no-one on the list has had a report...if I find a decent card I'll post the review. Have you or anyone else tried different microphones on the Librettos? I'd like to record touristy things like church bells, music festivals, conversations, etc. so the mic would have to be non-directional. I've tried the various PC mics but they're not suitable. Lee ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
